:nnnnnn 不是2年级才开始考的说？

听着有点晕～～

问题是我没打算跟他们签啊:nnnnnn

南京这份更诱人

:mmmmmm 多来听听的说

VOA Special

SENEWS-2007-06-15 Report

Economic Report


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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.

Leaders at the Group of Eight meeting last week in Heiligendamm, Germany discussed issues including climate changes and aid to Africa. The eight nations represent almost two-thirds of the world economy. They are Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States. German Chancellor Angela Merkel failed to get them all to accept goal to limit temperature increases this century to two degrees celsius. But earlier, President Bush announced policy change. He said the United States will support an effort to negotiate a new agreement on climate policy before 2009. He proposed the conference of the major producers of greenhouse gases. The current agreement The Kyoto Protocol ends in 2012. The United States rejected it for economic reasons. The treaty requires industrial countries but not developing ones to reduce greenhouse gases linked to climate change.

China, for example, is the second largest producer of heat trapping gases. Experts say it could top the United States within two years. Last week, China released its first plan to deal with climate change. China aims to reduce energy use but the plan does not include targets for reducing greenhouse gases. China says industrial nations were mostly responsible for the current problem as they burned unlimited amounts of oil, gas and coal. It's as asking the developing countries to lower their emissions too early will hurt their development. The eight leaders agree to consider seriously the decisions by the European Union, Canada and Japan to cut globally emissions in half by 2015.

Chancellor Angela Merkel , the current G8 president, says she was satisfied with the agreement. But she noted it was a compromise. The G8 leaders also promised 60 billion dollars in the coming years to fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis in Africa. The amounting includes 30 billion dollars over five years that President Bush has asked Congress for. But some activists criticized the G8 offer as short on details and short of promises made two years ago to improve African health systems. Also at this year's meeting, the G8 established the process for high-level economic talks with Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa. The aim is to produce results within two years.

And that's the VOA Special English Economics Report written by Mirror Ritter. I'm Bob Doughty.

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It's 10:00 Universal Time and here is the news from the Voice of America.

I'm Steve Aldridge from the VOA News Center in Washington.

Hamas militants have attacked the main compound and security facilities of the rival Fatah faction in the Gaza Strip after taking control of much of the Palestinian territory. Witnesses say the militants are advancing today on the compound of President Mahmoud Abbas who heads Fatah. Mr. Abbas, who is in the West Bank, is expected to soon make an announcement about the unity government with Hamas as fighting continues between the two groups. Fatah officials provided no details about Mr. Abbas's planned announcement. On Wednesday, Hamas denied the deal had been reached with Fatah to end the fighting which has killed more than 70 people this week.

Hundreds of Lebanese have marched through Beirut in a funeral procession of anti-Syrian lawmaker Walid Eido, who was killed in a car bomb blast Wednesday. Saad Hariri, the leader of the majority anti-Syrian bloc in Lebanon's parliament, and Jews' leader Walid Jumblatt took part in the procession today, joining several other lawmakers and government ministers. Businesses, schools and government offices were closed across Lebanon today as the country observed a day of mourning for Eido. President Bush condemned the assassination as the latest attack against people trying to end Syria's interference in Lebanon. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called the car bomb in Beirut "a heinous crime aimed at destabilizing Lebanon". Allies of Eido blamed Syria for the attack which also killed Eido's son and at least 8 other people.

Iraqi authorities say two more Sunni mosques were attacked today after suspected al-Qaida militants bombed a revered Shiite Muslim shrine in Samarra Wednesday. They say the latest Sunni mosques to be bombed were located south of Baghdad. At least four other Sunni mosques have been attacked since Wednesday. Bomb blasts toppled two minarets of Samarra's Askariya Mosque. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki increased security in religious sites across the country after the attack in Samarra. Mr. Maliki said Iraqi forces responsible for protecting the shrine have been detained for questioning. Iraqi officials imposed a curfew in Baghdad and Samarra after the shrine attack.
A new report Wednesday by the US military shows that violence in Iraq is increased, despite the surge of US troops in Baghdad since the start of the year. The report covers a three-month period between February and May, when the first of nearly 30,000 US troops were sent to quell sectarian violence. The report says that while violence has fallen in the Iraqi capital and in Anbar province, it is increased in areas surrounding Baghdad.

A purported Taliban spokesman says militants in Afghanistan have captured a NATO soldier in southern Helmand province. US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan say they are investigating the claim that the soldier was taken Tuesday. On Wednesday, a United Arab Emirates government official said a security guard with UAE humanitarian mission in Afghanistan is missing. It's not clear if the two incidents are related.

And a report shows that Africa is experiencing its greatest economic growth since the 1970s. But the report's authors expressed concern about long-term prospects for the continent. The African Competitiveness Report published jointly by the World Bank and African Development Bank says Africa continues to trail other regions in the global marketplace. It says Africa's current growth spurt is fueled largely by external factors, such as the price of natural resources like oil and minerals. However, experts say sustainable growth will depend on internal factors, like better infrastructure and stronger institutions.

A financial dispute that has held up North Korea's promise to shut down its nuclear reactor could be nearing a breakthrough, following reports that the transfer of millions of dollars of North Korean funds could begin today.

Japan's Kyodo News Agency quotes unidentified authorities in Macau as saying that a bank there would begin to transfer 25,000,000 dollars in previously frozen North Korean funds. Authorities in Macau have not confirmed the report. On Wednesday, the top US envoy to the North Korean nuclear talks said he expected that financial dispute to be resolved soon.

I'm Steve Aldridge, VOA News. You can get more news on the Internet at voanews.com.

Vocabulary

heinous: adj. formal very shocking and immoral 极邪恶的，令人发指的
minaret: n. a tall thin tower on a MOSQUE fron which Muslims are called to prayer （清真寺旁的）宣礼塔，塔尖
surge: n. 激增(+in)
purport: v. to claim to be something, and give the impression that it is true, even if it is not 声称是…

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The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has responded to days of intense factional violence in the Gaza Strip by deciding to dissolve the National Unity Government formed by the two warring factions Hamas and Fatah. Mr. Abbas, who is the leader of Fatah, has also declared of state of emergency and spoken about calling earlier elections. During the day, Hamas fighters tighten the control of Gaza. Cathy Adler reports from Rumala.
Speaking on behalf of the Palestinian President, his secretary said the Palestinian Unity Government in which Fatah and Hamas serve would be dissolved. A care-take government will now be pointed, he said, and then when the situation has calm down, Mr. Abbas wants to call earlier elections. Hamas has rejected the President’s plan outright along with his suggestion that the international force be stationed in Gaza. Hamas insists it’s the only legitimate body in the Palestinian authority. It won the parliamentary elections here eighteen months ago.

The US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice spoke to President Abbas by telephone. US officials say she offered her support for what they called Palestinian moderate. Syria has condemned the killing of the Lebanese politician Walid Eido in a bomb blast on Wednesdays. The Syria governments said the allegations it was responsible were part of campaign of lies. Earlier, thousands of supporters of the Lebanese government lie in the streets of Beirut to watch Mr. Eido’s funeral procession.

The American Defense Secretary Robert Gates has made it clear that NATO intends to go ahead with plans for a radar system in the Czech Republic despite fierce opposition from the Russian President Vladir Putin. He was speaking at a NATO meeting in Brussels from where our security correspondent Rob Watson reports.

Ever since President Putin made his offer the G8 Summit last week to share a Russian radar system in Azerbaijan, US officials have strongly hinted they would still go ahead with their plans for the Czech Republic. The US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has now made that crystal clear in a meeting attended by his Russian counterparts. Although US officials have been careful to prays President Putin’s offer as a positive development, Robert Gates said Washington viewed the base in Azerbaijan as an additional capability, not a substitute.

Defense Ministers from NATO countries have agreed that urgent action is needed to tackle attacks on key internet sites. The moves come after Estonia suffered a wave of coordinated assault on its computer networks last month. The attacks began after Estonia officials removed a statue commemorating Soviet troops killed fighting the Nazis. Russia denies any involvement.

The former UN’s Secretary General Court V. died at the age of eighty eight. His term was tarnished by subsequent revelations of his Nazi past.

You’re listening to the world news from the BBC.

A judge in the United States has rejected an appeal to postpone the prison sentence of the former top White House aid L. S. He was sentenced to thirty months for lying to investigators about how he learnt the name of CIA agent. From Washington, James Coomarasamy.

Judge R. turn rejected a plea from /’s lawyers that their client should remain free on bail while they appealed against his prison sentence for perjury. As result, Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff is expected to go to jail within next few weeks. His legal team has pledged to fight the decision in an appeals court, but the chances of doing so are not thought to be high.

Demonstrators in black shirts have thrown paint, tomatoes and eggs at the British embassy in Tehran to try to prevent a party in honor of Queen Elizabeth’s birthday. They said any Iranian gust who attended were traitors willing to sell off the country. From the Iranian capital, Frances Harrison reports.

The British embassy should be shut down, they shouted at / England down with the / spies. All these 1500 guests were invited for the biggest diplomatic reception of the year at the embassy. Islamic students wearing black shirts / the front gate of the building with bags filled with colored paint and tomatoes and eggs and shouted “shame on you, servants of the English”. They called the guest dirty Iranians willing to eat the birthday cake of Queen of lies and corruption.

The World Bank has praised countries in east Africa for their direct decisive action in tackling AIDS. Rwanda has been particularly successful in fighting the disease with affection rate dropping from 11% in the year 2000 to just 3% today. The World Bank attributed Rwanda’s success to efforts by the population to overcome discrimination and denial.

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